Old

Old Artist: Starflyer 59
Label: Tooth & Nail Records
Category: Music


Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
Media: Audio CD
Number Of Discs: 1


UPC: 724358020625
EAN: 0724358020625
ASIN: B000096FSQ


Release Date: 2003-05-20

Old


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Tracks:

  1. Underneath
  2. Major Awards
  3. Loved Ones
  4. Passengers
  5. The Lights On
  6. New Wife, New Life
  7. Old
  8. A Kissing Song
  9. Unbelievers
  10. First Hear Attack

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Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars SF59 will complete your empty life.......2006-08-16

I have been an SF59 fan for years, from the Silver album to the I Win EP. They have musically evolved over the years. Old is by far one of the better albums that SF59 has made. Also, if you can find it, I highly recommend the Old Demo EP. It has alternate versions of The Sheriff, Old, and Underneath. If you like this album you will probably like their other albums: Everybody Makes Mistakes, Portuguese Blues, and The Fashion Focus. Long live SF59!!!

5 out of 5 stars one of the best albums of 2003, if not of forever.......2006-03-09

This album is solid all the way through. It is laid back and mellow, but also is driving and passionate. Jason Martin's vocals are full of a sort of resigned melancholy which come through even on lyrics that don't fully make sense. The songwriting is simplistic, but enjoyable, and the lyrics, while never being very flashy or attention-getting, are never cliche or trite. This is definitely one of the best albums I have, and is one of the few where I can listen to every song on it. If you've never heard SF59 before, I strongly recommend this album. It's one of their best, if not the best, and is very accessible shoegaze rock.

5 out of 5 stars my favorite of theirs.......2006-02-15

I have been a Starflyer fan since close to the beginning. The first CD I bought was "She's the Queen". I soon returned and purchased their original release. Since those days back in 1994, Jason Martin and the guys have consistently delivered good music. It seems that each album truly has its own concept and sound. These slight variations lead to a completely different sound over time. What I experienced when I listened to this CD was sheer euphoria. I don't know how to explain what each instrument or Jason Martin's voice contributes to the music, but it is an album I can listen to from front to back. Making a record like that is not easy to do, but Starflyer does it, and with perfection. In my opinion, their best work to date.

5 out of 5 stars Return to the Guitar.......2004-07-18

Starflyer fans know what this band is about and know what this album is about. For those of you stumbling upon this album from some sort of Amazon recommendation, this is the bands return to a more rock-oriented sound. Almost every song is saturated w/ throbbing guitar strums or pronounced harmonic picks that form the skeletons of the songs and pull you into the constant head-nobbing groove of this album (this is noteworthy because their previous 3 or 4 albums were more experimental, retro-esque, and probably not even considered "rock").

What separates Starflyer from the average annoying rock band out there, is A.) Starflyer has talent, B.) they come up w/ some strong melody lines for their guitars, strings, electronic what not, and they lay them on top of the throbbing guitars C.) Jason Martin has a unique voice that is both strong and soft and D.) they do this without bursting your eardrums. Their early albums played a lot w/ noise and distortion, in this the volume is turned down a notch. Underneath, The Lights On, The Kissing Song, Unbelievers, First Heart Attack are all strong songs, and that's half the album.

If there's one weakness of the album, is that in Underneath and Major Awards, there's this stinky backing vocals that comes out of nowhere halfway through the song, sounds like RuPaul bursting through one of those paper gates that cheerleaders hold up at pep rallies for the football team..."JUST WHEN YOU RE-UH-LIIIIZZZE", out of place and disturbing.

5 out of 5 stars

Music Album:

  1. An Asylum for the Musically Insane ~ Tea & Symphony
  2. Beautiful Life ~ Guy Sebastian
  3. Supersonic 70's ~ Various Artists
  4. Hearts ~ John O'Banion
  5. Mad for Sadness ~ Arab Strap
  6. Before & After ~ Tim Finn
  7. Sandy ~ Sandy Salisbury
  8. Calling Dr. Luv ~ Electric Hellfire Club
  9. Get the Knack ~ The Knack
  10. JJJ: Like a Version ~ Various Artists

Music Album

Music Album

Music CD

Urban Dreams ~ Pepper Adams

Triple Treasures

FRED-Chicago Chamber Music ~ Fred Anderson

Hold Back

Jazz Collection: The Story of Jazz Piano ~ Various Artists

My Shining Hour: Larry McKenna Plays Harold Arlen ~ Larry McKenna

Furidashi No Uta ~ Sekaiichi

10 days in Magic Land

Sunao Na Mama ~ Funya

Ritmo Latino ~ Various Artists